July 4 – Buenos Aires were today awarded the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Games ahead of Medellin and Glasgow, who were knocked out in the first round. The Argentinian capital beat its South American rival at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraodinary Session here by polling 49 votes to the Colombian city, which got 39. In the first round Glasgow had been eliminated after getting only 13 votes, compared to Buenos Aires’ 40 and Medllin 32. The decision to award Buenos Aires the event came after unsuccessful bids for the Summer Olympics in 1936, 1956, 1968 and 2004.
“I am absolutely thrilled that the IOC has awarded the 2018 Youth Olympic Games to Buenos Aires,” said Gerardo Werthein, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee and a member of the IOC. “I would like to express my thanks to [IOC] President [Jacques] Rogge and all the members of the IOC who have placed their trust in us and we will not let them down. “We feel this is the right time for Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Olympic Movement to join together and advance the cause of Olympism among young people across the globe.” more
